There has been a lack of clarity in California wage and hour law on how compensation must be structured to meet the “salary basis test,” particularly where an exempt employee is paid based on hours worked. However, in Negri v. Koning & Associates, the California Court of Appeal addressed this very
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California Legislature Moves to Limit Non-Exempt Employee Contracts
By Kara M. Maciel on
By Adam Abrahms
Outside of California, employers frequently enter into agreements with non-exempt salaried employees that provide for a set weekly salary that includes overtime for a specific number of hours and is based on a defined regular rate of pay. For example, an employer may agree to pay an employee as salary of $950…